It is advantageous to use native plants when creating a rain garden because they require less maintenance than horticultural varieties that have not adapted to our local weather patterns and soil conditions.
Native plants also create more diverse habitats...
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It is advantageous to use native plants when creating a rain garden because they require less maintenance than horticultural varieties that have not adapted to our local weather patterns and soil conditions.
Native plants also create more diverse habitats for wildlife, attracting more than 3 times the number of
beneficial insects than non-native plants.
The plants and soil in a rain garden clean stormwater runoff by absorbing and filtering pollution as the
water soaks into the ground.
This water is cleaned by plants, soil and beneficial bacteria in the rain garden.
For a rain
garden to work, native plants must be selected, installed, and maintained properly.
A list of native plants that can be
used in rain gardens located in the mid-Atlantic region can be found on pages 2 and 3.
A rain garden is a landscaped area specially designed to collect and treat polluted runoff generated on the landscape
during rain events.
Polluted runoff- also known as “stormwater,” is water that is fil
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